The morning after is setting in for Team Canada.
The morning after the most unexpected result in tournament history. By now everyone is aware that Team Latvia defeated Team Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Friday evening. The result speaks for itself. Latvia had never beaten Canada at the WJC. They had been outscored 41-4 in their previous four defeats, including a 10-0 drubbing last year in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The loss leaves Canada in a very precarious position. They will need to win both of their remaining games in pool play in regulation time, against Germany and the USA, to have a chance of winning the group. Winning the group isn’t mandatory for Team Canada, but it would provide an easier quarter-final matchup against a…